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ὑστερέω

Strong’s: G5302

Associated OET lemmas: ὑστερέω

Notes: As will be readily noted, the terms ὑστερέω[a] (57.37: ὑστερέω / 57.37: ὑστέρησις), ὑστέρησις (57.37: ὑστερέω / 57.37: ὑστέρησις), and ὑστέρημα[a] (57.38: ὑστέρημα) occur in contexts implying various degrees of lack, so that in certain contexts one may appropriately translate these terms as in dire need, to be poor, or even to be poverty stricken, but there seems to be no semantically justifiable means by which one may clearly distinguish degrees of lack.

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Related lemmas: ἀφυστερέω · ὑστέρημα · ὑστέρησις · ὕστερον · ὕστερος

Sense 1: to lack, to be in need of, to be in want

Semantic entry: 57.37

Semantic domains: Possess, Transfer, Exchange

Subdomains: Need, Lack

Definition: to be lacking in what is essential or needed{N:001}

Show passage in OET: LUK 15:14

OET-RV LUK 15:14

14 However after he’d used up all his funds, a terrible famine hit that country, and he started to become needy,

OET-LV LUK 15:14

14 But having _spent all things of _him, there _became a_ mighty _famine throughout the that country, and he began to _be _being _deficient.

Show passage in OET: LUK 22:35

OET-RV LUK 22:35

35 Then Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) told them, “When I sent you all out without a wallet or backpack or spare sandals, did you have to go without anything?”
¶ “Nothing,” they answered.

OET-LV LUK 22:35

35 And he _said to _them:
When I _sent_ you _all _out without purse, and knapsack, and sandals, not you _all _lacked of _anything?
And they said:
Of _nothing.

Jump to OET LUK 15:14 section.

Jump to OET LUK 22:35 section.

All 7 recorded passages for this sense

LUK: OET LUK 15:14 · OET LUK 22:35

JHN: OET JHN 2:3

CO1: OET CO1 1:7

CO2: OET CO2 11:9

PHP: OET PHP 4:12

HEB: OET HEB 11:37

Sense 2: to lack benefits, to lack an advantage

Semantic entry: 65.51

Semantic domains: Value

Subdomains: Advantageous, Not Advantageous

Definition: to be lacking in any special benefit or advantage

Show passage in OET: CO1 1:7

OET-RV CO1 1:7

7 so that you all aren’t missing out on any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our master Yeshua Messiah to be revealed.

OET-LV CO1 1:7

7 so _as you _all not to _be _being _lacked in nothing a_gift, eagerly _waiting the revelation of _the master of _us, Yaʸsous chosen _one /messiah,

Show passage in OET: CO1 8:8

OET-RV CO1 8:8

8 But food doesn’t bring us closer to God—what we eat makes us no better or worse off spiritually.

OET-LV CO1 8:8

8 But food us not will _be _presenting to_ the _god, neither if not we _may _eat, we _are _being _deficient.
nor if we _may _eat, we _are _being _plentiful,

Jump to OET CO1 1:7 section.

Jump to OET CO1 8:8 section.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

CO1: OET CO1 1:7 · OET CO1 8:8

HEB: OET HEB 4:1

Sense 3: to be inferior, to lack honor

Semantic entry: 87.65

Semantic domains: Status

Subdomains: Low Status or Rank [including persons of low status]

Definition: to be in a state of low status

Show passage in OET: CO1 12:24

OET-RV CO1 12:24

24 Our presentable parts don’t have any need for that, but rather God has put the body together and he gave greater honour to the lesser parts

OET-LV CO1 12:24

24 and the the_prominent of _us, no need is _having.
But the god united _together the body, to _the members being _deficient, more _abundant having _given honour,

Show passage in OET: CO2 11:5

OET-RV CO2 11:5

5 I reckon that I wasn’t deficient compared to the ‘super missionaries’,

OET-LV CO2 11:5

5 I _am _counting for nothing to _have _been _deficient of _the super ambassadors.

Jump to OET CO1 12:24 section.

Jump to OET CO2 11:5 section.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

CO1: OET CO1 12:24

CO2: OET CO2 11:5 · OET CO2 12:11

Sense 4: to fail to attain, to not attain, to be behind in

Semantic entry: 13.21

Semantic domains: Be, Become, Exist, Happen

Subdomains: State

Definition: to fail in some measure to attain some state or condition

Show passage in OET: MAT 19:20

OET-RV MAT 19:20

20 “I’ve kept all of those,” the young man said, “so what else do I need to do?”

OET-LV MAT 19:20

20 The young _man is _saying to _him:
I _kept all These things, what am _I _lacking still?

Show passage in OET: MRK 10:21

OET-RV MRK 10:21

21 Yeshua looked up at him with genuine love and said, “There’s one thing still to be done: sell everything you have and give the money to the poor—then you’ll have wealth in heaven. After that, come and follow me.”

OET-LV MRK 10:21

21 And the Yaʸsous having _focused _in on _him, loved him and said to _him:
one thing is _lacking you:
be _going, sell as _much _as you _are _having, and give poor, and you _will _be _having treasure in heaven, and come, be _following after _me.

Jump to OET MAT 19:20 section.

Jump to OET MRK 10:21 section.

All 6 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: OET MAT 19:20

MRK: OET MRK 10:21

ROM: OET ROM 3:23

CO1: OET CO1 1:7

HEB: OET HEB 4:1 · OET HEB 12:15